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alertdialog role (aria)

Screen Reader support level: supported

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About this feature

A type of dialog that contains an alert message, where initial focus goes to an element within the dialog. See related alert and dialog.

Age of results

Results across all tests for this feature range from 3 years ago to 7 years ago. Detailed dates and version information can be found in associated tests.

Expectations

What are expectations?

Screen Reader support by expectation

ExpectationJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
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MUST NOT automatically switch away from reading modesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported

Expectation: convey its role

Rationale:

A screen reader user needs to know how they can interact with the element. Voice control software might use the role to help users activate controls that do not have a visible name.

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

  • Screen Readers: MUST
  • Voice Control: NA

Examples:

  • A screen reader might announce an element as something like "<name>, <role>"
  • A screen reader might imply the role by the presence of certain context roles
  • Voice Control software might let the user say something like "click, <role>".
  • Voice Control software might let the user say something like "show numbers", and interactive roles will be flagged with numbers.

No tests reference this expectation yet.

Expectation: NOT automatically switch away from reading mode

Strength of this expectation for different types of assistive technologies:

  • Screen Readers: MUST
  • Voice Control: NA
Screen Reader support for 'MUST NOT automatically switch away from reading mode'
TestJAWSNarratorNVDAOrcaTalkBackVoiceOver (iOS)VoiceOver (macOS)
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ARIA alertdialog role must use document modesupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupportedsupported
TestLast update
ARIA alertdialog role must use document mode2021-08-07

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